The University of California San Diego has received two five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $6.6 million to fund research hubs in Southern California and Puerto Rico.
Water districts get among the least attention among local governments – yet they control the safety of tap water, the prices, maintain water delivery infrastructure and influence conservation efforts. So just where do the current candidates stand on issues like the drought, climate change, transparency and term limits? The Voice of OC newsroom set to […]
Construction began Friday on a project aimed at restoring around 125 acres of coastal wetlands and salt marsh habitat in the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The Otay River Estuary Restoration Project, a joint effort of desalination developer Poseidon Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies, seeks to restore salt ponds located within the refuge […]
Several months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about $300 during a scorching summer in western Fresno County, or pay the $220 combined water, sewer and trash bill. “Our water is expensive, even […]
UC San Diego Launches Two Projects on the Impact of Climate Change on Coastlines and People
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /UC San Diego TodayThe University of California San Diego has received two five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $6.6 million to fund research hubs in Southern California and Puerto Rico.
They’re Often in the Shadows of Elections. But Where Do Water District Candidates Stand on the Issues?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of OCby Nick GerdaWater districts get among the least attention among local governments – yet they control the safety of tap water, the prices, maintain water delivery infrastructure and influence conservation efforts. So just where do the current candidates stand on issues like the drought, climate change, transparency and term limits? The Voice of OC newsroom set to […]
Construction Begins on Otay River Estuary Restoration Project in South Bay
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth IrelandConstruction began Friday on a project aimed at restoring around 125 acres of coastal wetlands and salt marsh habitat in the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The Otay River Estuary Restoration Project, a joint effort of desalination developer Poseidon Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies, seeks to restore salt ponds located within the refuge […]
As Drought Drives Prices Higher, Millions of Californians Struggle to Pay for Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Dorany PinedaSeveral months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about $300 during a scorching summer in western Fresno County, or pay the $220 combined water, sewer and trash bill. “Our water is expensive, even […]